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March 20, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Vestar Capital Partners a private equity firm has purchased Institutional Shareholder Services from MSCI. ISS is a proxy advisory firm, providing analysis and research for institutional investors such as mutual funds and endowments as they vote on shareholder decisions.

By Juliana Kenny

3 minute read

March 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Regulators have chimed in on the crypto-currency, saying that they would not seek to regulate it further until it had become more commonly used.

By Chris DiMarco

5 minute read

March 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Most businesses hold a common conception of diversity, but whether considering race, gender or other factors, it is important for companies to move beyond the existing paradigm to embrace actual change in corporate culture.

By Rich Steeves

6 minute read

March 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

From Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman, women are making headway in hi-tech corporations. So, what is the role of technology in modern feminism?

By Rich Steeves

5 minute read

March 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

A recent survey by Thomson Reuters revealed that 53 percent of compliance officers feel that their personal liability has increased, and 66 percent of those surveyed expect the costs of senior compliance officers to increase in 2014.

By Juliana Kenny

5 minute read

March 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

In short, the patent troll usually ends up forcing the smaller company to license its patents rather than empty its pockets to fight for its own IP rights in court. Wisconsins Senate Bill 498 contains provisions that attempt to curb this activity.

By Juliana Kenny

3 minute read

March 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The scary initial conclusion is that if the Board can find the limitations of your claim anywhere in the prior art, they will put it all together and invalidate the claim.

By Cyrus Morton, David Prange

4 minute read

March 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

If the experience at Chemetco shows anything, the EPA will seek to impose cleanup liability on recyclers, otherwise handling proper materials as part of an exempt transaction, based solely on the sins of the operator of the site.

By William J. Anaya

12 minute read

March 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

We will examine how cultural expectations, history and legal approaches concerning data privacy differ markedly between the U.S. and EU countries, and the practical implications for in-house counsel.

By James MacGregor

9 minute read

March 18, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The award denotes that the firm has maintained a commitment to diversity and exceeded the bar for hiring, recruiting and promoting a more diverse law firm.

By Chris DiMarco

7 minute read